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Delightful No-Bake Mini Snowman Truffles That Melt Hearts

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Learn how to make delicious No-Bake Mini Snowman Truffles. Easy recipe with step-by-step instructions.

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup crushed vanilla wafer cookies (or graham crackers for a slightly richer flavor)
  • 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened (room temperature is key for smooth mixing)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 8 ounces white chocolate chips or melting wafers
  • Mini chocolate chips or finely chopped dark chocolate (for eyes and buttons)
  • Orange sanding sugar or finely chopped dried apricot (for carrot noses)
  • Colored sugar or sprinkles (for scarves and decoration)
  • Optional: 1 tablespoon heavy cream if mixture needs loosening

If you want to make these dairy-free, you can substitute the cream cheese with a vegan cream cheese alternative, and use dairy-free white chocolate. Also, crushed ginger snaps can replace vanilla wafers for a spicier twist reminiscent of holiday baking back home.

Instructions

  1. Start by crushing your vanilla wafer cookies into fine crumbs. Mama Lu never had fancy gadgets, so I like to use a rolling pin and a sturdy zip-top bag—there’s something satisfying about the process that brings me back to that old farmhouse kitchen.
  2. In a mixing bowl, combine the crushed cookies and powdered sugar. Stir until well mixed.
  3. Add the softened cream cheese and vanilla extract. Using a wooden spoon or your hands (yes, the best tools sometimes are your hands), mix until the mixture forms a smooth, moldable dough. If it feels too stiff, add a splash of heavy cream, a teaspoon at a time.
  4. Roll the dough into small balls about the size of a walnut—these will be the snowman bodies. Then, roll smaller balls for the heads. Set them on parchment-lined baking sheets and pop them into the fridge for about 20 minutes to firm up.
  5. While the dough chills, melt the white chocolate chips gently in a double boiler or microwave, stirring frequently to avoid burning. The white chocolate will be the snowman’s coat, so smooth and glossy is the goal.
  6. Dip each small ball (head) into the melted chocolate, then immediately press it onto a larger ball (body) to form the snowman shape. Hold for a few seconds until they stick together, then place carefully back on the parchment.
  7. Once all snowmen are assembled, use a toothpick dipped in melted chocolate to attach mini chocolate chips for eyes and buttons. For the noses, a tiny dot of melted chocolate will hold a sprinkle or chopped dried apricot piece in place.
  8. Decorate scarves with colored sugar or sprinkles, applying a small line of melted chocolate as glue.
  9. Chill the finished truffles in the fridge for at least an hour before serving. This helps the chocolate set and the flavors marry, just like Mama Lu’s cornbread needed a little resting time before tasting.

Find it online: https://claracooking.com/no-bake-mini-snowman-truffles/